Jessica Korda wins Australian in playoff

[truebluefan]

American teenager Jessica Korda won the Women's Australian Open on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, holing a 25-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a six-player playoff.

The 18-year-old Korda completed a two-sport, father-daughter Australian double with the breakthrough victory in the LPGA Tour opener. Petr Korda won the 1998 Australian Open tennis tournament, also in Melbourne.

"It is a really special place for my family," Korda said. "For my first win, I honestly could not have thought of a better place."

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